Looking for suggestions - What else would you like to see at alldoulas?

Tiffany · 09-07-2005, 12:39 PM

What else can I offer you all that would be helpful for your businesses?

Printable forms and customization, website templates, graphic design, the community, a directory -- help me out here. Whatever you need I can certainly consider!

Matrescence · 09-07-2005, 10:24 PM

Wow! You've done so much already... I've been on doula lists for a long time but this is like doula heaven

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tlcdoula · 09-08-2005, 11:12 AM

Hmmmm, I can't think of anything else as of right now. I think you are doing a great job!!!!

09-08-2005, 06:52 PM

i can't think of anything else either. i think the site is awesome!! i'm learning so much

Thank you so much for all the work you do

DL · 09-08-2005, 09:58 PM

DITTO!!!

I'll let you know if I think of something, but I also think this is a WONDERFUL site. Here's a great big

, Tiffany!!!

loveslabor · 09-14-2005, 02:55 AM

But 2 things that I have found that other sites lack that might be a good is a place to post book recommendations/reviews. Also a place to trade or sell books and other doula stuff that users might have extra of etc.

Another thing that I once saw was a thing that allowed you to fill in a birth plan online and then print it out, so that you didn't have to fill in the blanks by hand....I thought was kinda cool.

The site looks gorgeous! I'm so excited to have this resource.

--Amanda

tlcdoula · 09-14-2005, 11:53 AM

Online birth plans can be nice, but they tend to end up with something that prints in pages and pages instead of sticking to a one page birth plan format that is more acceptable to healthcare providers and nurses. I remember going to one online place when I was pregnant with my last and I ended up with four pages of a birth plan in 10 point print. Yikes that was long and I had to modify it severely. Sadly when those things are online people tend to pick and pick and then pick some more choices and it is long. I think online birth plans can be nice, but unless families understand they need to modify it to one page then I think it would be a plan that no one would ever read.

Just my opinion

Tiffany · 09-14-2005, 03:01 PM

Hey Amanda -- We have a Doula Classifieds forum which you may post about buying/selling/trading books or birth industry related items. It's just not very busy yet.

Amazon.com has such a good book reviewing system which gets used very often. I'd just hate to try and provide something that wouldn't get nearly as much traffic.

You have some great ideas, keep them coming.

I understand where Michelle is coming from about the 4 page printout online birth plans. I am a fan of birth preference sheets rather than plans. Something clean & concise with short bulleted points. This is DEFINATELY something I will consider and put on my development plan for the near future.

loveslabor · 09-14-2005, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tiffany

Hey Amanda -- We have a Doula Classifieds forum which you may post about buying/selling/trading books or birth industry related items. It's just not very busy yet.

Amazon.com has such a good book reviewing system which gets used very often. I'd just hate to try and provide something that wouldn't get nearly as much traffic.

You have some great ideas, keep them coming.

I understand where Michelle is coming from about the 4 page printout online birth plans. I am a fan of birth preference sheets rather than plans. Something clean & concise with short bulleted points. This is DEFINATELY something I will consider and put on my development plan for the near future.

I just had a baby 2 months ago and was planning on having a home water birth. Well things didn't go as planned and I remember scrambling to write up a 'birth plan' before we headed to the hospital. It was one page hand-written. Like---

*Baby stays with me at all times
*No shots or medical procedures without my verbal consent
*Please don't cut cord right away, give it some time
*No formula or water to baby
etc etc etc

It worked well. The staff made a copy of the sheet and kept it in my file.

Tiffany · 09-14-2005, 04:12 PM

Amanda - A little off topic but did they pretty much abide by your short and sweet preference sheet? (ok, that rhymed

)

Kalamazoo Doula · 09-19-2005, 12:21 AM

This may be a little

, but I thought that it would be great if there was any way that there could be a spell check for the forums! I'm a terible speller (see, I told you so!

)

Just a thought!

AussieDoula · 06-20-2007, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalamazoo Doula

This may be a little

, but I thought that it would be great if there was any way that there could be a spell check for the forums! I'm a terible speller (see, I told you so!

)

Just a thought!

Not sure if The Tiff is planning on adding a spell check any time soon (if ever) but in the meantime I've just "discovered" that you can download ieSpell; a free spell checker add-on for Internet Explorer that is very easy to install. It integrates very nicely into IE, adding a spell check button to your toolbar as well as right-click functionality.

ieSpell - A Spell Checker for Internet Explorer (click underlined link to view download page)

If you have Firefox, I've heard you can use Spellbound (click underlined link to view instructions and info page).